经济学人07:新一代的半导体由Intel与ASML共同出资

 　　Business.

　　商业。

　　Semiconductors¹.

　　半导体行业。

　　Chipping in.

　　共同出资。

　　A deal to keep Moore's law alive.

　　Intel与ASML的交易使摩尔定律继续生效。

　　THE arrival of a new generation of semiconductors has come a little closer. On July 9th ASML, a Dutch company that dominates the market for the lithographic equipment that etches circuits onto silicon², struck a deal with Intel, the world's largest chipmaker. Intel has agreed to pay about

1 semiconductors   

n.半导体( semiconductor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Crystals may be insulators, semiconductors, or conductors. 晶体可以是绝缘体，半导体，或导体。 来自辞典例句
• Semiconductors containing such impurities are called p-type semiconductors. 含有这类杂质的半导体叫做P型半导体。 来自辞典例句

2 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。